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Day 9 - Great Dunes National Park

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    Another North American Road Trip Day 9:  Saturday, June 27th This morning we took our time around camp. We didn’t really have anywhere to be until the Visitor Center opened at 9AM.  The setting of our campsite is quite pretty. There are rolling hills and the dunes out to the side.  When we were at the Visitor’s Center, Desmond asked about sledding down the dunes. We learned that boards and sleds were available to rent just outside the park. So we took a ten minute drive to rent some recreation equipment. 😄 Then we re-entered the park, and headed over to the dunes. I was just happy that the plan wasn’t a hike across the sand. At least not one without a purpose. We lugged the sled, sand board, and a lot of water over to the first dune. Desmond took off his shoes, donned his swim goggles, and sand boarded down the dune.  The wind was whipping the sand in our faces as we hiked back up the dunes and sledded down. We spent about an hour out on the sand. Then...
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Day 8 - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

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    Another North American Road Trip Day 8: Friday, June 26th   We were not in a hurry to get up this morning. By about 7:30    (compared to 5:15 most previous mornings on this trip) we started getting ready for the day. We enjoyed breakfast at the hotel, then packed up and checked out.  We walked across the street for a donut at Doughbird, a shop we remembered fondly from our last trip to Moab. The shop had not been open Wednesday or yesterday, so we were thrilled to get a donut before leaving town. Bryan got a donut make from croissant dough, Desmond picked out a huge strawberry chocolate donut, and I chose a vegan churro donut with chocolate striping. We happily ate our treat as we drove out of town.    Bryan took a little scenic detour through Colorado River area. It was beautiful. The high sides of the deeply colored canyon walls. The lush green around the river where a few rafts floated lazily. As we drove along we dreamed about how cool it ...
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Day 7 - Canyonlands Birthday

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    Another North American Road Trip Day 7: Thursday, June 25th Got up early and got ready. We went down to breakfast and were pleasantly surprised to find that the attendant knew allergen info and there were lots of options that were dairy-free.     Desmond had scrambled eggs and muffins, Bryan enjoyed a breakfast burrito, and I filled my plate with pork, eggs, homestyle potatoes, and melon cubes.   We were on the road by 6:30 AM and on our way to Canyonlands National Park. There wasn’t anyone at the fee booth to check our pass, so we drove straight to the trailhead. We took the little 0.6 mile loop to see the mesa arch. As we hiked down the trail towards the sun, I was happy to see Desmond using his new sunglasses.  Looking through the arch was a stunning view out across the landscape. There is so much variety and depth to the scene with rock formations and wide open spaces viewed through the frame of the arch. Very beautiful.  On the way back to the...
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